Name: Date: Graded Assignment Responding to a Persuasive Prompt Type your name‚ the date‚ your teacher’s name‚ and your school name at the top of this page. Type or paste your draft into this document. Be sure that your draft is double-spaced and in 12 point‚ Times New Roman font. Save the file as BWL_S2_02.06_Critical Skills Practice_FirstInitial_LastName.doc. Example: BWL_S2_02.06_Critical Skills Practice_M_Smith.doc (50 points) Read the prompt below. Consider your position on the issue. Then
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not enough steering” Pioneered by Margaret Thatcher (UK)‚ Ronald Reagan (US) and Brian Mulroney/Jean Chrétien (CDN) Motivated by large debt and more economical ways of doing things: A rise in public distrust of politicians and bureaucrats Globalization Result: a roll-back of the state (focus on privatization‚ deregulation‚ contracting out of public services‚ decentralization‚ downsizing‚ expenditure reduction initiatives‚ user fees) “WHY DON’T THEY RUN GOVERNMENT MORE LIKE THEY RUN A BUSINESS
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MODELS OF OB. 1) Autocratic model: this model depends on power . Those who are in command must have the power to demand. Employees are to follow the orders of their boss who has an authority to get the work done through people. If they fail to follow the orders they are to be penalized. Employees are fully dependent on their boss because he has power to hire fire and perspire them. Employees are always offered minimum wages to provide livelihood because workers give minimum performance. Some employees
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------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1 ------------------------------------------------- What is organisational behaviour? ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Multiple choice questions 1. Organisational behaviour is: a. a commitment to continuous improvement. b. a relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a result of work experiences. *c. the study of individuals and groups in organisations
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Chapter 1 – Introduction to Organizational Behavior * Social relationships among co-workers and supervisors are strongly related to overall job satisfaction and associated with lower stress and lower intentions to quit * Organizational Behavior (OB) – field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups‚ and structure have on behavior within organizations‚ for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organizations effectiveness * Core topics include motivation
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needs. The leader gives empathy and support‚ keeps communication open and places challenges before the followers. This also encompasses the need for respect and celebrates the individual contribution that each follower can make to the team. The followers have a will and aspirations for self development and have intrinsic motivation for their tasks. 2. Intellectual Stimulation – the degree to which the leader challenges assumptions‚ takes risks and solicits followers’ ideas. Leaders with this style
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Administrative Science Quarterly‚ 1958: 157-184. * Bula‚ Ronald J. "Absenteeism control." Personnel Journal‚ 1984: 56-60. * Cole‚ Thomas C‚ and Brian H Kleiner. "Absenteeism control." The International Journal of Bank Marketing‚ 1992: 19. * Gandham‚ S R. "Occupational stress: Time for a policy." The Safety & Health Practitioner‚ 2000: 20-21. * Gautam‚ Mamta. "Compassion in the workplace improves morale‚ productivity." Medical Post‚ 2008: 32. * Geoghegan‚ Joseph. "Morale." Nature‚ 1942: 9 - 12
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EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION ON MIGRATION Globalisation is a term which encompasses narrowing down of the interconnection of countries globally. Although‚ it engrosses the economy‚ politics‚ culture‚ society and environment‚ actually it also involves the technology‚ production‚ development‚ communication and the international situations globally. Globalisation has been widely discussed by different philosophers and each takes its own approach and reaches different conclusions. Overall‚ three general
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If‚ after doing your reading‚ there is something that you do not understand‚ or feel needs further elaboration‚ please raise your questions during the class. Introduction • What is OB? • What are the challenges for OB in the 21st century? • How does OB make sense of behaviour? • What does it mean to say that OB takes a contingency approach? Skills for the New Workplace • What is the “Competing Values Framework”? • What kinds of skills does the Competing Values Framework suggest are useful
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Be able to discuss the various levels of OB study (micro‚ macro‚ etc) and the social sciences used to study these various levels of OB. Levels of OB: Major topics (independent variables) in organization behavior Organizational‚ environmental level (Macro OB): Culture; Structure; Change‚ Development; Communication Interpersonal level (Meso OB): Groups; Decision-making; Leadership; Conflict; Power‚ Politics Individual level (Micro OB): Individual differences (ability‚ personality
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